HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.15.24July 1511, 2024
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session
on Monday, July 15th, 2024, at 6:00PM in the St. Joseph Government Center.
Members Present: Mayor Rick Schultz, Councilmembers Adam Scepaniak, Bob Loso, Kelly Beniek,
Kevin Kluesner
City Representatives Present: City Administrator David Murphy, Public Works Director Ryan Wensmann,
City Engineer Bryce Johnson, Police Chief Dwight Pfannenstein, City Clerk Kayla Klein, Finance Director
Lori Bartlett, Community, Development Director Nate' Keller
Public Comments: None.
Approve Agenda: Loso, motioned to approve the agenda; seconded by Scepaniak and passed
unanimously.
Consent Agenda: Loso "motioned to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Scepaniak and
passed unanimously.
a. Minutes — Requested Action: Approve the minutes of July 1,;2024.
b. Bills Payable — Requested Action: Approve Check Numbers 62099-62142, Account Payable
& Payroll EFT # 3406-3429; Regular Pay Period 14.
c. ; Donations — Requested Action: Approve Resolution 2024-043 accepting donations.
d. Off -Site Gambling Application — Requested Action: Approve Resolution 2024-046 Approving
Off -Site Gambling Application.
e. 1st Quarter 2024 Gambling Reports — Requested Action: Accept the 1st quarter 2024
gambling reports as presented.
f. Deputy Chief Promotion — Requested Action: Promote Matthew Johnson to Deputy Chief,
grade;12, step 6.
g. Authorize Hiring Process to fill Sergeant Vacancy — Requested Action: Authorize Hiring
Process to fill Sergeant Vacancy, internally posting the position for 7 days beginning July 16th
and closing at 3PM on July 23, 2024.
Hansen & Company Woodworks City Building Fee Cap: City Administrator David Muphy shared the city
has been working with Hansen & Company Woodworks for the past year to construct a new facility. At the
beginning of discussions with Hansen, they shared a neighboring city offered to cap their building permit
fees at $100k. Hansen is at the point of their project where they are ready to for the building permit to be
issued. After Murphy spoke with the city's building official; it was determined the plan review fee could be
reduced from $25,675.00 to $7,514.82 to meet that offer cap of $100k. The building official shared the
adjusted fee would still cover the cost of plan review.
Scepaniak made a motion to reduce the Plan Review Fee from $25,675 to $7,514.82; seconded by
Loso and passed unanimously.
2024 Street Improvements and 2024 Elm Street Improvements:
a. Resolution 2024-044 Declaring Costs to be Assessed
b. Resolution 2024-045 Calling for Assessment Public Hearing
City Engineer Bryce Johnson shared bids for the proposed 2024 Improvements have been received and
came in slightly below engineer estimates. The recommendation is to approve both resolutions which will
authorize SEH to prepare the final assessment roll for the 2024 Street Improvements, 2024 Elm Street
Improvements, and set the assessment public hearing date for August 5th, 2024.
Kluesner made a motion to approve Resolution 2024-044 declaring costs to be assessed and
ordering preparation of proposed assessments for the 2024 Street Improvements and the 2024
Elm Street Improvements; seconded by Scepaniak and passed unanimously.
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Kluesner made a motion to approve Resolution 2024-045 calling for and ordering notice to be
given to effected property owners of a Special Assessment Hearing for the 2024 Street
Improvements and the 2024 Elm Street Improvements to be held on August 5, 2024, at 6PM;
seconded by Scepaniak and passed unanimously.
Department Reports: Community Development Director Nate Keller shared the PC has been discussing
the topics of honeybees and short-term rentals. At the July 8th PC meeting they went through drafted
language on those topics. The PC is considering allowing honeybees on residential properties; not
requiring a permit but rather limiting colony size based on lot size. The PC is also considering allowing
short-term rentals through a process like the rental licensing process. The short-term rental licensing
period would occur at the same time as regular rental licensing.
Mayor and Council Reports/Updates: Mayor Schultz shared that he is involved in a housing group
through CentraCare that discusses and works to address issues related to housing in central Minnesota.
He is part of another group through CSB/SJU/DEED who is working to create a program for trade and
education with India. Because Schultz is not seeking re-election this fall, he asked if any council members
would like to attend the meetings with him and eventually take his place.
Scepaniak will be attending the CentraCare housing group. Kluesner will be attending the
CSB/SJU/DEED group.
Schultz gave a summary of the event schedule for the CGMC Summer 2024 Conference. The conference
will be held July 24th — July 26th. St. Jospeh and Waite Park are co -hosting the conference, events are
scheduled to take place in both cities.
Schultz shared that going forward street closures for large downtown events must be universal for all
events. Joetown Rocks event workers were allowed to park within street closure areas. Schultz noticed as
workers were coming and going to and from the event, particularly at the end of the night the event
worker traffic created an unsafe environment. In the future, Shultz would like to see signs posted within
the closed area that would indicate cars could be towed for parking in those areas.
Adiourn: Beniek made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:19PM; seconded by Kluesner and
passed unanimously.
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Kayl ein
City Clerk